Counseling Center Connection

Where you'll find the latest news from your counseling team

August 2024

Cynthia Sellars

Hi! I am the counselor for the 10-12 grade students whose last names begin with the letters A-G. This is my 2nd year at FOHS, but I was in the district at Cler-Mont Elementary for 17 years. I’m looking forward to meeting each of you.

Email: csellars@fortosage.net

Website: www.fortosage.net

Phone: (816) 650-7036

Patrick Reinkemeyer

I am the counselor for 10th-12th grade students whose last names begin with the letters H-O. This is my 3rd year as a school counselor at Fort Osage High School and I am looking forward to meeting with you!

Email: preinkemeyer@fortosage.net
Website: www.fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7037

Bryce Duis

My name is Bryce Duis and I am the counselor for 10th-12th grade students whose last names begin with the letters P-Z. This is my 4th year as a school counselor at Fort Osage.

Email: bduis@fortosage.net
Website: www.fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7038

James Brady

My name is James Brady and I am the counselor for all 9th grade students. This is my 1st year as a school counselor at Fort Osage High School and I am looking forward to meeting with you!

Email: jbrady@fortosage.net

Website: www.fortosage.net

Phone: (816) 650-7146

Sarah Deo

My name is Sarah Deo and I am the Social Worker here at FOHS. This is my 4th year working in the school district, and my 3rd year working in the High School. I am looking forward to meeting you!

Email: sdeo@fortosage.net

Website: www.fortosage.net

Phone: (816) 650-7057

Ashley Ginger

My name is Ashley Ginger and I am the College and Career Coordinator. I work with all students on developing their post high school plans whether that is college, military, trade, technical school, or entering the workforce. I also manage the A+ Program. This will be my fifth year at Fort Osage High School. I am looking forward to working with you all!

Email: aginger@fortosage.net
Website: www.fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7108

Dylan Peterson

I’m Dylan Peterson , the Business and Community Coordinator for the district. My job is to help connect you to your future career by bringing business into the classroom to work on projects. I would love to meet with you if you have questions about finding a job or what a specific career might look like! If you have any questions about that, send me an email.

Email: dypeterson@fortosage.net
Website: www.fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7544

Mindi Harper

Hi! I'm Mindi Harper, your High School Registrar. This is my 16th year with the district, 15 of them at Buckner Elementary. Come see me or email if you have any question concerning your high school transcripts or records!

Email: mharper@fortosage.net
Website: www.fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7080

Sissy Cobb

I am the K-6 Registrar and part of the new Centralized Enrollment Dept. located in the high school. This is my 7th year with Fort Osage School District.

Email: scobb@fortosage.net
Website: www.fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7082

Marcie Bozeman

Hi! I'm Ms. Bozeman. This is my 18th year working as the assistant to the counseling team at FOHS. You'll find me behind the front desk in the Counseling Center. I'm here to answer your questions so don't hesitate to ask.

Email: mbozeman@fortosage.net
Website: www.fortosage.net
Phone: (816) 650-7039

Dates & Times

Please join us next week for schedule pick up. Counselors will be available to answer any questions you have about the upcoming school year!

Juniors & Seniors:

August 7 from 9am-1pm & 5pm-7pm

Freshmen & Sophomores:

August 8 from 9am-1pm & 5pm-7pm

All Students:

August 9 from 9am-1pm

Fort Osage High School Schedule Change Guidelines

Students are expected to plan their courses carefully with their advisor, counselor and parents so the classes they select will meet their educational needs. All students are given an opportunity to select courses at Enrollment Conferences. The schedule has been built to maintain class balance and to ensure they are staffed appropriately. Students requesting a schedule change must meet one of the below criteria and complete a “Schedule Change Request” form, which can be picked up from the Counseling Center.

Students may not drop classes after completing the enrollment process unless one of the following circumstances occurs:

Computer Error- If the course was incorrectly entered into the computer, the signed academic plan from enrollment conferences will serve as a reference for substituting the correct course.
Prerequisite Not Met- If the student has not met the prerequisite, an alternate course from the academic plan will be substituted.
Duplicate Credit- A student may not receive credit for the same course twice (with some exceptions, such as PE Courses).
Increased Rigor- A student requesting a change to a more difficult core area course will be accepted, provided space is available.
Graduation Requirement Not Met- You are a senior and you must take an alternate course for the purpose of meeting a graduation requirement that cannot be taken at another time.

Students who want to change out of a class once the semester has begun:

Students must get a “Schedule Change Request” form from the Counseling Center.
Teachers from the class you are dropping and the class you are adding as well as the parent must sign the class change form.
Students must make an appointment with their counselor once the form is complete to make the changes.

Change of Teacher:

Any request to change a teacher must go through an administrator.

A+ Information - Participation in the A+ program is voluntary and is available to all students in grades 9-12. Participants who complete all A+ requirements, who meet all local deadlines by graduation, will be certified as an A+ graduate of Fort Osage High School and will be eligible to receive college tuition assistance for the completion of 105% of the hours required for the program enrolled in at participating Missouri public community college or vocational/technical institutions. New enrollment presentations for freshmen students will begin at the end of September. Freshman students will not be able to enroll until after these presentations. In order for students to enroll in the A+ Program, they must return the signed agreement form to the A+ Office (Room 401). Students have until they graduate to meet all of the requirements. You can find all of the requirements and more on the FOHS A+ website: https://sites.google.com/fortosage.net/aplus/home?authuser=0.

Scholarship Information - Refer to the College and Career Resources website for scholarship information.

FAFSA Info - The FAFSA application will be opening soon (October 1st)! Seniors and their families can begin preparing now by learning your social security number, collecting 2023 tax documents and W2s, and creating an FSA ID for the student and one parent. More information about financial aid can be found here.
College Visits- If you will be visiting a college during the school day, you can pick up a College Visit Permission Form to excuse your absence from school. This excused absence will not affect A+ attendance. These forms are in the A+ Office (Room 401) and need to be returned to the high school front office after the college visit.

Refer back to the College and Career Resources website for information on

applications, resumes, military, ACT, financial aid, scholarships,

scheduling a meeting with Mrs. Ginger, and more.